The Zone

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The Zone is a surreal, play-to-lose roleplaying game about a doomed expedition into a mysterious quarantine zone, whose center will grant one survivor their deepest wish.With 248 c ards, easy-to-learn rules, and no need for a gamemaster, The Zone is the perfect way to spend an evening telling a deeply immersive and spooky tale of hubris & mutation in the dark. Mutate your friends, play-to-lose, and have a spooky time in the dark. For 1-6 Players · 2-4 hours · GMless - Zero prep What's Included? Sturdy 10" x 7" x 2" Box Operation Manual Book of Mutation Book of Twists 144 Tarot sized cards (Holo foil) 24 Characters 48 Motivations) 61 Locations 6 Callsigns 4 Endgame 1 Quickstart 104 poker sized cards 52 Scenes 43 Not So Easy 8 Fate 1 X-Card …for endless thrillingly doomed expeditions into The Zone "One of the most beginner-friendly RPG books I've ever read. A standout tabletop RPG that creates a memorable night at the table that requires no preparation."—Aaron Boehm, Bloody Disgusting 4.5 / 5 starsread more "An extraordinary accomplishment, and one of the best implementations of a card game I've seen online."—Jim Rossignol, TEETH, Rock Paper Shotgunread more "That game RULED! Creepy and weird and tense and I loved every minute of it. Gather up your friends; play to lose; play doomed monsters; get your wish to come true or don't—this game kicks ass and you should want to play it!"—Jeff Stormer, Party of One PodcastListen to the Actual Play "Gore Vidal said that every time a friend succeeds I die a little. I don't know how he knew that about me but, holy fuck, The Zone took ten years off my life."—Tim Hutchings, Thousand Year Old Vampire Show more